George Mladenov is a lawyer and political operative from Bankstown in southwest Sydney. Better known as King George, he is widely regarded for captivating audiences through his shrewd negotiating style and strategic prowess in two seasons of the television show Australian Survivor. Before appearing on Survivor, George worked in public policy for a decade, both as the President of the Bankstown Labor Party as well as the chief advisor to a NSW Shadow Minister.

George's unique mindset has been moulded by three key things: a strong sense of community from his upbringing in a Macedonian-Greek household in Western Sydney; an innate ability to predict human behaviour through his life as an amateur poker player; and a gift for getting his way learned from his work operating on the inside of Australian politics.